What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Director, Corporate Strategy position at Equifax?
As the Senior Director, Corporate Strategy , you will play a pivotal role in shaping the Equifax enterprise strategic trajectory and accelerating growth across our global Business Units (BUs) and Centers of Excellence (COEs). Acting as a key advisor to the CEO, C-suite, and BU / COE leaders, you will translate macro trends, competitive intelligence, and market dynamics into high-impact growth strategies and rigorous enterprise plans.
We believe great things happen when teams connect. Our schedule is built around 4 days of high-impact, in-office collaboration (Monday–Thursday), paired with Friday Flexibility to wrap up your week remotely. This position will sit in our Global Headquarters in Midtown Atlanta, GA location.
What you will do
We believe great things happen when teams connect. Our schedule is built around 4 days of high-impact, in-office collaboration (Monday–Thursday), paired with Friday Flexibility to wrap up your week remotely. This position will sit in our Global Headquarters in Midtown Atlanta, GA location.
What you will do
- Synthesize macro, industry, and competitive trends including emerging business models, market capabilities, and M&A activities to identify strategic opportunities and risks for Equifax.
- Lead end-to-end strategy projects to evaluate new growth vectors, quantify business impact, structure market entry strategies, and deliver executive-level recommendations to senior leadership.
- Partner with BU and COE leaders to define and refine strategic initiatives aligned with enterprise goals.
- Facilitate high-impact strategic working sessions with executive stakeholders to identify growth priorities, synthesize insights, and feed recommendations into annual strategy planning cycles.
- Collaborate with M&A and corporate development teams to assess the strategic fit of potential acquisition targets, joint ventures, and partnerships, building comprehensive business cases.
- Support the annual Strategic Planning process, providing thought leadership to BUs/COEs, stress-testing financial models, and preparing presentation materials for the Board of Directors and CEO.
- Serve as a liaison between Corporate Strategy and business units, communicating enterprise strategy and synthesizing operational and market insights across the organization .
- 7 years of experience in strategy focused roles, of which 3 in Top Tier management consulting firms, with a proven track record leading several global stakeholders groups through multiple cross-enterprise strategy projects concurrently.
- Demonstrated experience framing complex, ambiguous business problems independently, backed by quantitative and financial analysis.
- Advanced proficiency leveraging GenAI tools for strategic analysis, market research, market sizing, ideation, storyboarding with a high degree of curiosity driving forward-thinking innovation.
- Track record of defining, delivering, and aligning cross-functional teams around enterprise-level strategic initiatives.
- Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills, with a history of advising senior executives and cross-functional leadership.
- MBA is strongly encouraged but not required.
- Direct corporate strategy experience in Financial Services, Fintech, or Data & Analytics sectors
- Experience creating operational efficiencies, process improvements, or workflow automations by leveraging or building AI tools preferably, but not limited to Google Workspace.